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"(CNN) -- One man was electrocuted and his female partner was severely burned after the couple attempted to steal copper wire from a vacant property in Southern California, police said. "I believe they thought the power was off," said Lt. Keith Hupp of the South Gate Police Department. "It was a pretty ugly scene," he added. A witness said he rushed to the site after hearing an explosion. "I just heard a loud explosion and a lady screaming, just screaming like crazy, so I walked over there and I seen her like half burned, and she was just like crying, asking for help for her husband," Jose Carrasco told CNN affiliate KABC. Police said they believe they found the couple's children -- ages 3 and 6 -- waiting in a truck near the vacant property when they arrived at the scene Saturday afternoon. The woman was being treated for severe burn injuries and listed in critical condition Saturday night, Hupp said, and the children were in the custody of protective services. Police have not released the names of the victims pending notification of next of kin."

10/24/2010 8:19:32 PM

meh, i've read sadder.

10/24/2010 8:20:53 PM

shocking

10/24/2010 8:22:08 PM

Woman stop nagging me and go check and make sure the power is off

10/24/2010 8:22:18 PM

ibtDarwinAward

10/24/2010 8:25:06 PM

What they were doing was wrong, but is still sad on many levels.

agreed^^

[Edited on October 24, 2010 at 8:25 PM. Reason : e]

10/24/2010 8:25:42 PM

so is the dude dead?

10/24/2010 8:27:39 PM

What would make this sad is if they were innocent victims

10/24/2010 8:40:09 PM

^^

dude got cooked/burnt he is dead

girl got severely burnt and is in critical condition

kids are in custody of social services

10/24/2010 8:49:56 PM

[Edited on October 24, 2010 at 8:53 PM. Reason : -]

10/24/2010 8:53:07 PM

Instant karma.

10/24/2010 8:53:37 PM

Sad? I assume that foster parents will do a better job than the parents that took them on the road with them while they stole copper wire from an empty house.

10/24/2010 8:54:20 PM

this is a sad story about avoidable consequences.

10/24/2010 8:54:44 PM

I wonder if the surviving woman will be "charged" with anything

10/24/2010 8:55:17 PM

thats not very sad. sucks for the kids though

10/24/2010 8:56:52 PM

Rimshots left and right ITT

10/24/2010 8:56:52 PM

This story is heartbreaking to me. Very avoidable!

10/24/2010 8:59:52 PM

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"Sad? I assume that foster parents will do a better job than the parents that took them on the road with them while they stole copper wire from an empty house."

kinda how i feel

10/24/2010 9:02:23 PM

Kids must have been all amp'ed up to be able to go with their parents on the trip

Were they listening to Tesla on the ride out to the site?

10/24/2010 9:02:39 PM

I am shocked that you people can make jokes about this super sad story. You should learn to conduct yourselves better!

10/25/2010 12:09:34 AM

ive seen sadder

10/25/2010 12:13:46 AM

There was a thread about a bride whose would-be husband died on the way to the wedding. That was a sad fucking story.

10/25/2010 12:17:16 AM

sad.....istic

10/25/2010 12:19:47 AM

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"Mr. Joshua: Sad? I assume that foster parents will do a better job than the parents that took them on the road with them while they stole copper wire from an empty house."

Their parents are still dead/in critical condition though, which is a sad thing.

By the time you get foster parents, the neglect/abuse you've endured combined with the trauma of being ripped from your biological parents definitely makes things pretty crappy, too. It's not like, "Oh yeah! Foster parents! They're gonna feed me name brand cereal and help me with my homework! WOO HOO!"

Seriously though, it's actually really sad. I'd take a couple of copper thieves as my biological parents over some foster parents any day.

10/25/2010 12:20:14 AM

OMG, can you imagine them there? Sitting in the truck, waiting for their parents to come back? Not knowing what to do?

Awww, man, now I'm totally bummed out.

10/25/2010 12:36:18 AM

Meh...the bologna sandwich chick was sadder.

10/25/2010 12:41:59 AM

I wonder what the kids think about their current situation.

10/25/2010 12:45:01 AM

"I should study hard in school so I don't end up like dad."

10/25/2010 12:51:49 AM

They are probably like "Ohm my god! Watts happening?"

10/25/2010 12:53:09 AM

THERE ARE NO GOOD FOSTER PARENTS!

10/25/2010 12:53:19 AM

John Connor's foster parents in T2 were dicks to him.

Aside from getting him that dirt bike, I mean.

10/25/2010 12:54:29 AM

Have I won this thread yet or should I keep going?


Yeah, think I won...

10/25/2010 1:09:15 AM

^^^There are excellent foster parents.

I'm just objecting to this notion that these kids won out because their "bad" parents died.

This is not a happy outcome.

It is sad.

^You won.

[Edited on October 25, 2010 at 1:11 AM. Reason : He wins.]

10/25/2010 1:10:58 AM

^ oh yea that is true

just cause their parents were idiotic doesn't mean they were bad. kids could have been loved, treated well, etc

i mean, plenty of stupid people raise kids.

and i hate the system. i mean, i'm an advocate of keeping kids out of it if possible w/o serious detriment to the kid. hopefully they have a relative that will take them in??? i mean that seems like the best case scenario.

it just sucks with kids and situations like this - its like the lesser of two evils.

10/25/2010 1:25:03 AM

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"They are probably like "Ohm my god! Watts happening?" "

This joke is SOoOOo cute I want to pinch its cheeks

10/25/2010 3:23:42 AM

bzzzz

10/25/2010 7:14:17 AM

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"I assume that foster parents will do a better job than the parents"

I dunno. It sounds like the parents were grounded individuals.

10/25/2010 7:49:35 AM

has it escaped everyone that they were in the process of committing a crime when this happens?

so they have kids- yes I feel sorry for them, but not for the parents who were stealing the copper



do yall feel sorry for a bank robber who gets shot?

10/25/2010 7:53:25 AM

sad? fucking thieves. I don't feel sorry for them.

10/25/2010 8:03:25 AM

you guys are right. people who steal from an abandoned house deserve to die a horrible, painful death

10/25/2010 8:19:16 AM

do you feel bad for people stealing in other places who have it backfire in their face? how about people who run from the cops and crash and die? they choose to make the wrong decision, it doesn't work out for them, and they learn their lesson the hard way. Yes, I feel bad for the kids, but not for the parents. If someone dies because they OD on drugs, do you say "aww- poor guy" or do you say "well he shouldn't have stuck that needle in his arm."


yes, it is a shitty death, but asking me to feel bad for someone dying as a direct result from their blatant disregard for the law and their own safety? no, I don't feel bad for them.

[Edited on October 25, 2010 at 8:48 AM. Reason : lol or pour works too ]

10/25/2010 8:36:36 AM

honestly, i'd like to save my compassion for strangers and put it towards those who didn't ask for the hand they were dealt, like the victims of drunk drivers, rare diseases, and freak accidents (that were not a direct result of their asinine choices)

10/25/2010 8:40:52 AM

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"you guys are right. people who steal from an abandoned house deserve to die a horrible, painful death"

The house was vacant, not abandoned.

They don't deserve anything, they were breaking the law. It just so happens that something bad happened to them.

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"If someone dies because they OD on drugs, do you say "aww- pour guy" or do you say "well he shouldn't have stuck that needle in his arm.""

el oh el

10/25/2010 8:45:49 AM

i mean it sucks for the kids, you gotta feel a little sorry for em

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHQ1mytB_74#t=4m30s

10/25/2010 9:14:52 AM

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"ibtDarwinAward"

It doesn't count as a Darwin Award as they did, in fact, reproduce. Speaking of ...

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"OMG, can you imagine them there? Sitting in the truck, waiting for their parents to come back? Not knowing what to do?"

I bet they were hungry too ... wondering what was cooking ...

10/25/2010 9:28:05 AM

Should've given up stealing while they still enjoyed it rather than getting burned out

10/25/2010 9:33:49 AM

YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

10/25/2010 9:48:03 AM

Not quite the shocker she was looking for...

And no, I do not feel sad for those idiots. With this being America, she'll probably sue the owners of the property for negligence or something like that and win...

10/25/2010 10:00:41 AM

serves them right. copper thieves are scumbags

10/25/2010 10:06:04 AM

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"I am shocked that you people can make jokes about this super sad story. You should learn to conduct yourselves better!"

Thanks for making me laugh at work

10/25/2010 10:08:36 AM